The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-01-21
The Local Optien bill.

The Local Option bill introduced by ex-
Speaker Armstrong. in the House. pro
vides that upon application by petition
signed by one-tenth of the legal voters OF
any county in the State the Judge of the
Circuit Court in such county shall cause
the public notice of such APP. LEGATION to be
given by publication in each legal news
paper in said coanty for two weeks, which
notice shall set day and place where he
will consider said application, at which
time lie shall hear any person or persons
who may appear before HIM as to the ques-
ton of said applicants being legal voters
in said county, or any other matter which
may he brought before said Judge for his
determination touching said application,
and il he shall decide that said applicants
are legal voters in said county, and there
is no legal cause why said application shall
not be granted. he shall order an election
to be held in said county within forty days
after the presentation of such petition.
to determine whether CT not any alcoholic,
spirituoas. vinuous, malt or intoxicating
liquors, or any compound of which intoxi-
eating liquors form ingredient, shall be
ssld within the limits of said county: pro-
vided that such election shall not be held
within sixty days Of any general election,
so that such elections as are held under
this act shall be separate and distinct from
any ether election whatever.
Notice of an election to be held shall be
published once a week, for three weeks
prior to such election. in two newspapers
published in said county where such
election is to be held. All such elections
shall be held under the same regulation
as are now prescribed by law for holding
the general election in this State, and all
penalties contained in the general election
laws are extended to the special elections
under the provisions of this act.
All persons voting at elections held IN
der the provisions of the act who are
against the sale of the articles mentioned
above shall have written erprinted ON their
ballots, Against the sale OF intoxicating
liquors" and all in favor of the sale shall
have written or printed For the sale of in
toxicating liquors.
Whenever by return of the election il
shall appear that majority ef the votes
east are against the sale of intoxicating
liquors, it shall he unlawful after sixty
days from the election for any person with
in the limits of the said county to sell or
expose for sale or barter for valuable con
sderation, either directly or indirectly. amy
of the things mentioned above; provided,
that nothing contained in the provisions OF
this act shall prevent the purchase of
liquors by druggists for medicinal pnr-
poses or for sacramental or manufacturing
purposes only, said liquors not to be used
on the premises: and further, that persons
election shall not be deprived thereof until
the expiration OF the same.
The penalty prescribed for the non-ob-
servance of this law is for the hrst offence
imprisonment in the county jail for a term
not exceeding six months, with costs Of
prosecution. and pay a sum not exceeding
5000. For each subsequent offence, a sum
not exceeding 500 and Imprisonment in
State prison for term not exceeding one
year.
Another election shall not be held for
the same purpose in the same county in
less than three years thereafter.